New York

The New York Mets’ National League pennant boosts the credit outlook for bonds issued to finance its Citi Field stadium, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

E. Virgil Conway, who was a chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a member of the MTA Board, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, N.Y. He was 85.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advanced a plan to move toward replacing its aging Manhattan bus terminal.

New York’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority won a rating boost from Standard & Poor’s for its Series 2002F general revenue variable-rate bonds.

New York City’s $13.8 billion annual procurement budget largely shuts out women- and minority-owned firms, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The strong performance of the New York Mets this season, which resulted in their appearance in the National League Championship Series this week, may also help the team’s bonds.

A state oversight board warned Nassau County, N.Y. legislative leaders that it will step in to impose a hiring freeze and make other cuts if changes are not made to a 2016 budget proposal.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York has approved up to $326 million in fixed rate bonds to upgrade residence halls at public colleges throughout the Empire State.

Former Dormitory Authority of the State of New York president and CEO Paul Williams has been hired as a counsel for law firm Arent Fox LLP.

While the intricate funding details for New York MTA’s five-year capital program are new, the backdrop had a familiar ring.